Digital Transparency: E- Governance and Right to Information Act, 2005

Abstract

Accountability envisages a powerful democracy. It implies strength and growth through the robustness of political parties within RTI to expedite responsiveness and adaptability ensuring coherence and inclusivity in governance. The Right to Information Act, 2005, has been an effective instrument to disclose and uncover the corruption, inefficiencies, mismanagement and arbitrariness in government functioning. RTI Act provides a right to access in working of democratic governance. RTI Act has been passed in 2005 but India has not been utilized this act at its maximum potential due to number of obstacles. This paper will examine challenges to strengthen the legal framework for the protection of data privacy and enforcement of digital infrastructure for the administration of RTI Act. E- Governance can help RTI Act to use its full potential because this will ensure maximum access and faster response from the public authorities. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to explore role of Digital platforms and E-governance in enhancing accountability in the political institutions through the RTI Act, 2005.